Word: worde
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...from the moment word arrived on June 16 that Kosygin was coming, the White House felt that protocol as well as good taste required at least a gesture of hospitality. As speculation increased, White House Press Secretary George Christian announced in Washington: "The President has made it clear that Mr. Kosygin would be welcome here, or at Camp David, or some other convenient place near by for either a social visit or substantive discussions...
Abba Eban, the Israeli Foreign Minister, answered in ringing Churchillian cadences, coining the word "politicide" (death of a country) as the crime of which the Arabs were guilty (see THE WORLD). He was followed by a group of Arab and European spokesmen who either denounced Israel or admonished it against territorial aggrandizement. Of the rhetorical encirclement Eban is said to have quipped: "Never have so few owed so little to so many...
...Local historians maintain that the town helped popularize the word "booze." The term was coined earlier but gained wide currency when a now-defunct Glassboro glassworks made cabin-shaped bottles for William Henry Harrison's 1840 log-cabin presidential campaign. The contents were supplied by a Philadelphia distiller named E. C. Booz...
...children's zoo at Seattle's Woodland Park. Says the zoo's architect, Fred Bassetti: "We wanted the kids to play tug of war with the monkeys, pet the rabbits, hug the lambs, be chased by the geese-in a word, to participate rather than just look." Hence a minimum of cages and fences...
...consumers understandably have exhibited little confidence in the economy. Demand has risen only 5% in twelve months, and 100,000 recently constructed apartments remain vacant. Nor have recent government pronouncements led consumers to believe in a brighter future. Earlier this month-concurrent with news of the reflation plan-was word that Paris Métro and bus fares would be boosted by 60%. Railway fares will be increased as well. The week before, Frenchmen learned that social security, which absorbs almost a third of the nation's taxes, has a budget deficit that has grown from $400 million...